St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-28
Not Yet Passed Likely to Occupy Most
of the Attention Of Congress
This Week.
The Senate Pretends to Want to Avoid
a Called Session Of the Fif-
tieth Congress.
appropriation Bills Which
Can Not be Given Proper Atten.
ton by the Upper Body.
The acknowledgment Bill Con-
demned--A Torpedo Boat That
Will Do Deadly Work.


of the present session of con-
gress. the senate will give instant attention
to conference reports and general appropri-
alton bills whenever any of them shall make
their appearance and every effort will be
put forth to finish the necessary legislation
before next Friday noon. Members of the
committee, upon whom the
hardest work devolveS. are divided in
opinion respecting their ability and that of
the senate to creditably accomplish all that
is expected; but the majority hope that,
barring accidents and wilful acts of OBJ
struction, it may still be found possible to
avoid the necessity for called session of
the Fiftieth congress. TO this end the light
of the senate and of its committees to an
opportunity for deliberation upon the impor-
tant matters not yet brought before it will
be waived, and the senate, as it has done in
previous instances of backwardness, will
content itself, under protest, with such
amendments to house legislation as it can
secure in hasty conferences, taking much
Tor granted and trusting much to luck. To
print and thoroughly examine the naval,
legislative, deficiency and fortitication ap-
probriatiOn bills, in their several ordinary
of final action, would require almost as
many weeks as there remain days of the
present session. The miscellaneous SUBJ
jects of legislation, which will probably fill
up the spare moments, are put down in the
CAUCUS PROGRAMME
as follows: The labor arbitration bill,
land grant forfeiture bills, the bill relating
to lottery advertisements passing through
4 fnn lie lt., 70 rt,i, la,, 4l0
Moines land grant bill. the bill authorizing
of private land claims in cer-
tain states and territories, the bill for
to colored soldiers, the Joseph
Francis resolution, the bill to reimburse
Virginia and other states for their expenses
in the war of 1912. and the international
bill. Senator Miller will call up,
probably on Monday or Tuesday.
the house pleuro-pneumonia bill (the
pending question being motion
to reconsider the vote by which the Ed
munds substitute was adopted). Senator
ingalls, will seek an opportunity to call up
for action the bill repeating the limitation
to the arrears of pensions acts; and Senator
Van Wyck will ask the senate to pass the
bill relating to the disposal of abandoned
military reservations under the homestead
law.
A contest is pending in secret session
over the nomination OF Public Printer Bene-
dict. and the British eXtradition treaty re-
mains among the unfinished matters on the
executive calendar, but it is not likely to be
further pressed for action this session.
IN THE HOUSE
the programme is to push the appropriation
bills to completion by giving them pre-.
cedence over al other business: and little
general-legislation is expected during the
remaining days of the session. The legis-
lative appropriation bill will again occupy
the attention of the house on Monday, and
will be followed by the deficiency bill,
which is to be put through under suspen-
sion of the rules. During the four legislative
days remaining 1t will be in order to pass
army measures by twO-thirds vote under
suspension of the rules. Looking to this
last chance, the members who are charged
with the management of important
measures, such as the Pacific rail-
road inquiry resolution, the de.
partment of agriculture bill. the
pleuro- pneumonia bill, and the educa-
tional bill, will make every effort to secure
recognition by the speaker in order to get
vote on their bills. Some-a very few-of
these efforts may succeed; but III most
cases all chance for legislation will be cut off
by the presentation and discussion of con-
ference reports and other privileged mat
tiers. 1t is understood that no attempt will be
made to pass fOrtification appropriation
bill for this year, that for last year. which
is now in conference. being intended to
cover the remainder of the current, to-
gether with the next fiscal year.